Baby, please don't go. Baby, please don't go. Baby, please don't go, down to New Orleans. You know I love you so. Before I be your dog. Before I be your dog. Before I be your dog. I get you way
You know I wished I was a catfish. Swimming in that deep blue sea. I'd have all the good looking women there boy. Fishing after me. Fishing after me. Ooh ooh. I went down to my baby's house. Sh
Baby, please don't go. Baby, please don't go. Baby, please don't go, down to New Orleans. You know I love you so. Before I be your dog. Before I be your dog. Before I be your dog. I get you way
We were down in Louisiana. Asked that Bossman to let my baby be. Down in Louisiana. Asked to the Bossman, let my baby be. You know that I was doing alright. But you Bossman, takin' my little old
Sound like I'm hearing moaning, death bell ringing all in my head. Sound like I can hear moaning, death bell ringing all in my head. Yeah I know that I was gonna leave on a chariot but I didn't know
Suzy got a rubboard, mama got a tub. They goin' around doin' the rub-de-dub. Ain't it crazy. Ain't it crazy. You know it's crazy. To keep on rubbin' at that ---. Was down and out with my head in
Black ghost, black ghost, please stay away from my door. Black ghost, black ghost, will you please stay away from my door. Yeah you know you worry po' Lightnin' so now, I just can't sleep no more Ye